happy christmas 2010

christmas is a time for gift giving. generally, among my family and friends, that is.

this christmas was not different from all the other chrismas of years past, because there still are lots of gifts under our tree. and like a kid, i was still so excited to open those bags with my name on them.

but the better gifts i've received this year are not material things(which i would want), but far better, this year i got the gift of graduating,sans a drama filled one, taking the bar, which took out all my energy. these things are the gifts i've received.

but for all of us, nothing beats the gift of baby jesus in our lives, (okay, i call him baby jesus this time of the year, but i call him papa jesus most of the time). and for Him, should all the thanksgiving be offered.

there are a lot of things i am grateful for. but words are not enough to tell Him how thankful i am, that today, i am still here typing these words. everyday is an opportunity to thank Him for the things and most especially, for the people in my life.

i have one more gift i am asking in prayer for this year, and i know, He will give it to me. for all of this, thank you Baby J.

merry merry christmas!

my studytable

my study area has to go.

it will become work area/ living area soon.

i am happy that i am done with school and stuff but i have more to learn about life.

the real learning happens around this time. when i am to start fending for myself and become truly independent.

and just about right now, i am imagining what i'd do with this space(when all the clutter of notes will have to be sent to my sorority sisters).

whatever happens to this space, the memories of scribbles on my bdj, the notes on my review materials and all the tears i shed with regard to school and life in general, will forever remain.=)

feast of the immaculate concepcion @ padre pio chapel

back in highschool, even in college and lawschool, every December 8, we rejoice because classes will be suspended. we"ll have the chance to sleep longer or just go to the malls.

this is me prior to all this growing up.

this 8th of December of 2011, i woke up not rejoicing because classes will be suspended, because i have no classes to attend to already, not because, i can sleep longer, because i can't stay in bed all day because there are chores to be done. not because, i can go to the mall, because the mall will be full of people eager to get their shopping done.

see, all this growing up has changed me. i think i am becoming the responsible person my parents have dreamnt i'd become (pun intended).

i went to church with the understanding that this day is a celebration of Mama Mary's conception. Mama Mary was conceived and born without original sin.

i attended mass at my favorite church "the padre pio church in libis", and the mass was officiated by an Italian Capuchin priest from Rotondo, Italy (where padre pio stayed in italy). the place is so quiet, i fell in love with the place the first time i saw it and i kept coming back after. i found peace in this little sanctuary.

i came across the book about padre pio when i was in my first year of highschool among my granny's things. i started reading it and never got to finish it until now. but that started my love for padre pio. i prayed to him and the miracles never stopped from then on.

fastforward to today, i am a devotee of padre pio and i am thankful that he continually inspires me to pray, hope and not to worry. padre pio was not only a saint for me, he became my confidante and strength. his love for papa jesus and mama mary is something i wish to follow.

i know that padre pio is always with me, especially in becoming an inspiration to others to. and i wish more people get to know him and find what i have found in him and in this little chapel.

padre pio loved mama mary so much, that he prayed the rosary everyday. and the priest in his homily said, pray the rosary, it is the best gift mama mary has given to us, and praying it is our best gift to our blessed mother.

it is my constant prayer that more people pray the rosary and get to know padre pio. visit http://saintpiocenter.com to know more about this place i have come to love.

(while writing this, i am in tears. padre pio has this effect on me, every time i think of him, i know i am well. thankyou padre pio.)

"Pray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer."- padre pio

the year that was

i have 4 years to write about but i will start backtracking with 2011. (good thing i have my trusty 2011 belle de jour with the snippets of my year.)

even when i was in highschool and college, i kept a notebook or an organizer where i paste receipts or just write about my day. and when i look at them anytime i want to go back to the memories, id have hearty laughs or sometimes i'd get teary eyed. memories, indeed, last a lifetime. and these are the memories which made me who i am today.

january

i got my driver's license ,finally. i felt i was a grown up when i got it.

like any grown up, i knew responsibilities abounded. although i wasn't so sure if i can handle things like a grown up could, i was ready to face 2011 like a tough chick.

they say, when you have troubles and there's no one to talk to, pray. aside from praying, i go for a walk. i think about the things bothering me and i find solace in being alone.

and in being alone, i became contented. thankfull that my shoes brought me to a place i have learned to love and call my happy place. it was in january of the same year that i got to find one of my favorite places, cubao expo.

when im sad, i just go to cubao expo and it's as if i am transported to another dimension. i like the old feel of the place and the cool vibe of the people who hang out there. i like shopping for vintage things, and cubao expo is a vintage haven. when im sad, i visit cubao expo and then my spirit is uplifted..i have been a constant visitor since then.

and of course, it was on january 22nd of this year that i turned

i did not feel older, but i had this feeling that with the age comes the responsibility to be wiser.

i waited for 12midnight with my highschool friends over and my 25 balloons and lots of party poppers and food.

i am the happiest twenty fiver at that moment.. at exactly 10seconds to 12midnight, my friends made the countdown and at 25, i am surrounded with my forever (highschool) friends, my bab who prepared for the party and i am truly happy. i felt so special.

the best birthday/coming of age party ever. i am indeed, at 25, ready to face the world. (the children's party says it all, i will always be young at heart.

im back

i've been on hiatus from blogging since 2007. back then, i was busy with lawschool and enjoying life the city. i have wanted so much to go back to writing my thoughts on my blog but never got to do it because of time constraints. and after 4 years, im back. and i hope to do well with blogging again, where i can share my thoughts and just let my emotions flow with every click on my keyboard.

im done with lawschool. it was a difficult way, but with prayers and perseverance, i survived and came out with bruises but most certainly, with so many lessons to get me through life.

i just finished the november 2011 bar exams, the first multiple choice exams and trial memorandum and legal opinion writing exams. thank God, for helping me through lawschool, review and the month long exams.

and my life has officially started. while waiting for the results, i am resilient i am steadfast in my prayers.

and this is my life in words. welcome.